Bearing race extractor



April 10, 1945. A. C. GODDARD Er Al. 2,373,307

BEARING RACE EXTRACTOR Filed Maren 2j 1944 Q 5 Gx lv f R21. ;.1 K v INVENTOR.

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JOHN J. 65M:

A rroe/vfx Patented/Apr. 1o, 1945 BaARmG RACE EXTRaoToR.

Asa C. Goddard. Mentor. and John .I .Sem'e,` Maple Heights, Ohio, assignors', vby mesne assign-l ments, to Jack & Heintz, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio,

` ka. corporation of Ohio f e e e Applicatioamrch 2, 1mg-serial No. 524,674"

' with an inner ball guide shaft to permit radial retraction of the balls to be inserted in the'race, the holder being normally 'spring pressed to cause the balls to be extended radially outwardly sufficiently to securely engage the inner concave surface of the race. A handlope'rated cam lever is provided to bring about relative movement between the ball holder and an outer cylinder rest'- l ing on the assembly and surrounding the socket from which the race is to be pulled as the ball holder with the balls engaging the raceis moved to physically remove the race.

With the'foregoing and other objects inl view, the invention resides in the' combination Ofiparts and in the details of construction-hereinafter'set forth in the following specication and-appended claims, certain embodiments thereof being illustrated in the accompanying drawing-in which: Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the ball race pulling tool and showing in partial section a portion of an assembly with a ball race thereingthe race engaging portionof the tool being shown in clamping engagement with the race; i

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same; y Figure 3 is a viewin vvertical section taken through the tool in its same position with respect to the race as shown in Figure 1; .l l

AFigure 4 is a similar View show-ing. the race engaged by the tool and removed from the race carrying assembly; Figure 5 is an enlarged partial lview in vertical section through the tool showing the same so manipulated that the balls in the ball holderare ,1 i

in retracted position and bearing on the concave guideway in the guide shaft f -f .Figure 6 is a view inV cross section taken along line 6--Ii of Figure5, showing the `relationship `between the balls and its .holder and .the guide.

-in removing the race from its socket.

l Referring more particularly to the drawing the part orf-assembly from which it is desired to remove the ball bearing race is shownat I and in Figuresl and 3 the ball bearing' race 2 is shown secured to the part I in the socket 3 above the bore 4 with its balls having previously been removed' The purpose of the hand toolis to reniove the ball bearing race from the socket without damage tothe race. Inasmuch 'as the exterior of the yrace is" inaccessible to the gripping action of 'a tool, expansible means are' employed to grip the interior concave surface' of the race. Accordingly the toool comprises a cylinder 5 "insideof which is slidably fitted a block 6 bored longitudinally to slidably receivea rod 1.' Rod l carries a cross pin8 which extends through tive longitudinal movement between the rod and block 6. provided at its upper end with interiorv screw Cylinder 5 is open at its lower yend and threads to receive a plug IIl which has a central openingvr to permitvrod 'I to extend therethrough. Rod 'I also has across pin II extending therethrough and through the two'forks I2 and I3 of a hand lever with a hand piece lll and a cam I5 which bears on plug Ill. slidably fitted about vcylinder 5 is a sleeve Iprovided with opposite openings to receive two hand pins I'I and I8 that extend through the sleeve I6 and-the vertically elongated slotsl I9 of cylinder 5 and are removably screw threaded into block 6. n

The block 6 is reduced in diameter near its bottom to forma shoulder 20 and therebelow is apertured to receive three or more balls 2l equidistantly spaced about its cylindrical periphery. The apertures are of such size that the balls, which are inserted fromv the interior of the block 6, protrude therethrough but are slightly smaller than the diameter .of the balls sothat they are retained between .the block and the vertical arcuate recessed guideways 22for each ball in the outer surface of rod l. v

Confined between the screw barrel of plug Ii! and the upper surface o f plug ,6 is a 'compression' coil spring 23 the eiect of which is to force block 6 downwardly to the position shown in Figure 3 where cross pin B-is its stop limit. Cylinder -5 has a fixed position with respect to rod I through jthe screw plug I0. The sleeve I6 through its pins Il 'and I3 being screwed into the block are norlmally in this lower position of Figure'B by reason of spring 23.

When it is desired to remove ball bearing race 2 from its socket-3 the `rst operation ,is to grasp and I8. This results in a straight upward pull on lblock 6 against the action of spring 23 for a distance limited by abutment of pin 8 with the lower extremity of slot 9 in block 6, as shown in Figure 5, wherein it will be seen that the balls 2| are in .registrywith the centerof. the arcuate guides 22 which is the point of smallest diameter of rod 1. With the balls thus in position for retraction within the confines of the diameter of race engaging portion of the ball holding block'.

' the same is inserted therein aiterwliichthe manual upward pull on pins ,Il and I8 is released This permits spring 23 tolfo1 'c'e.block`.5 down-- wardly into the position shown'inflig'ure the tool and exert an upward pull on the pins I'I' be employed for holding the plug in any adjusted position.

Thus by means of the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided a simple and eilicient hand tool which is self-contained and that requires only the operation of han-d pins II and I8 tov permit insertion of thetool .inthe race in its socket* the operation'of the vhand cam lever in one'vdirection tovwithdraw the race from its fsocket, a reverse operation of the cam lever and a pull on pins Il and I8 to free the race from the sure engagement with the concave'inner surfacek of the ball race.

With the tool thusr in engagement with the race 'the handelever I4 is rotated about its 'pivot I I, which Aits connection to yrod 'I, "in 4a clockwise direction lfrom its positionoi 'Figure ll and Figure '3, into the position shown `inligure il. The action of carri` I5 is to ridev on plug I0; and against the action of spring 23, pull rod 1, blockl 'and sleeve jII upwardly and rSimultaneously push cylinder `5 downwardly. Infliigure 4 thelower edge of cylinder 5 is resting on part 1 surround ing the race and vits socketV andthe race in engagement with balls and completely removed.

As shown inl-Figure "L the" angle of vertical curvature of the guideways 22 is carefully and accurately predetermined with respect to the cocavity of the' innersurfa'ce v28 of the :ball race so that as the balls '2l aref-in extended position and an upward pull-exertedbyoperating the cam lever to the position of Figure 4, the lba'lls engage u the point 28 .at a tangent totheballs 2l and thus dov not bea-r against that portion of the inner surface of the race actually occupied bythe ball bearings of the .ballbearingfassembly This materially lessens the possibility -of damaging the `race which vmightgpreveni', its reuse. y Y

Having thus 4removed Vtherace from -its socket the race must be removedrrom the toolfuor the nextrace pulling operation.v is easilyl accomplished by rotating handcam lever to its normal position of lFigures-1 and 3 andthen pulling upwardly on .pins and I8 tobring ,the .tool into the position shown in 'Figure 5, The balls .being thus in retractible ,position 'in their guides p maybe employed and comprise a .loop 24 to surround ,.cylinder 5. with .a complementary split portion 25 with a .tightening cross .pin 26 .and one or more holes 21 for attachment to any convenientsupport.,

It will be appreciatedthat due :tothe fact that the cam lever .bears directly :on lthe top of the knurled plug yIlland :thatthe latter yis screwthreadedly connected .to Ycylinder `5*, the extent to which .the plug is screwed .into the cylinder effects angadjustment of the throw of the cam lever to the lengthl'of ball race withdrawal required. In other wordahfor a .relativelyv short pull, the plug is not screwed in to the limit whereas 'fora relatively long pull the'plug is screwed lin to its fullest extent. Locking means yof 'sui-table type-may tool.

`simplicity of design lends itself to speed in re- The :foolproof nature of the` tool and its peatedball bearing race pulling operations without .damage tomthe races as they are removed :from their 'sockets so that they may be used again in ball bearing assemblies,

iWe' claim:

l. .In a device for engaging and removing undercut ball bearingraces from sockets, a tubular member having radial peripherally arranged openings and a ,plurality of peripherally spaced balls carried therebyso as to beradially movable therein', afrod mounted for limitedrelative longitudinal Vmovement vin'saidtubular member and yhaving .longitudinally arcuate g-uideways for said balls, manual means .iorv moving. said tubular member in one direction longitudinally of said rod for radially retracting .said ballsy vfor .inserton'of the same into the race,'spring means for automatically moving said. tubular member in .onedir'ection for projecting ,said balls into bindingfrelationship with the interior of said race, a cylinder fmounted,slidalcxly about said tubular member, a .sleeve slidablymounted on said cylinder, hand gripping .elementspremovably secured to said tubular,..rine'rnberl and .iree tofmove 'in slots .in said cylinder to pull said tubular member longitudinally lof vsaid '.rod tov cause radial retractionof .said .balls in said arcuate slots and fa manually .operable cam vlever connected to said rod and bearing on said fcylinder for simultaneously errerting a pull on said rod and through said rod -on the tubular member and a push 'on .said cylinder toremove said race from the socket. 2. Ina device for engaging and removing un- ;dercut ball bearing races from sockets, a. tubular member .having radial peri'pherally arranged openings and a plurality of .'peripherally spaced balls carried thereby so as .to beradially movable .thereima rod Amounted for limited relative longitudinal movement in said tubular member and .having longitudinally arcuate guideways for said balls, manual meansyfor moving said tubular member in one v:direction longitudinally of said ,rod for radially .retracting y'said balls for insertion of the samekinto the race, sprilg means for automatically moving said tubular member in one -rdirection for projecting said balls Vinto binding relationship with the interiorof said race, a cylinder mounted slidably about said tubular member, a -sleeve slidably mounted on said cylinder, hand grippingv elements removablys'ecured -to .said ttubular member and free to moverin slots in said cylinder to pull said tubular member longitudinallyA of said rod yto cause radial.retractionofv said balls in said arcuate slots and. a :manually operable vcam lever con- `nected to said rod Jand bearing-on said vcylinder land apush on said .cylinder to remove said race from the socket, means for adjusting-.the effective length of sa-id. cylinder for effecting' anad- 2,873,807 justment of the throw of said cam lever for lacla rod mountedy for limited relative longitudinal y movement in said tubular member and having longitudinally arcuate guideways for said balls, manually operable means. connected to said tubular member for moving the latter longitu- A dinally of said rod for removing or applying outward pressure on said balls in their guideways to permit their' retraction and insertion into the race, spring means for automatically moving the tubular member relatively to the rod to pro-v ject said balls radially outwardly by outward pressure in their guideways upon manual release of said manual means and into binding relationship with the interior of said racefa cylinder mounted slidably about said tubular member and a manually operable cam lever con nected to said rod and bearing on said cylinder for simultaneously exerting an upward pull on said rod and through said rod on the tubular member and a downward pressure on said cylinder to remove said race from the socket.

ASA C. GODDARD. JOHN J. SEME. 

